David Pilling on Koizumi and Reform

Financial Times journalist David Pilling - who is a very able Japan watcher - has a most interesting piece in the FT today. Since he makes some very simple points in a very clear fashion, I will take the unusual step - for this blog at least - of quoting at some length.David Pilling makes several points which are very well taken. In the first place, he points out that Japan's recent "recovery" is